Language Arts
Honors English 9
Honors English 9 is a comprehensive introductory language arts course designed to create effective readers and writers. Students are presented with a wide variety of literary forms including short stories, nonfiction, poetry, drama, and novel excerpts
About the course
Course Overview
Honors English 9 is a comprehensive introductory language arts course designed to create effective readers and writers. Students are presented with a wide variety of literary forms including short stories, nonfiction, poetry, drama, and novel excerpts. Through implementation of basic literary analysis skills, students understand and apply strategies to maximize reading comprehension and develop analytical skills. Analytical techniques include making inferences, applying visualization, predicting, and awareness of organizational patterns. Vocabulary development is interwoven in each module page and reading selection. Written literary analysis practice promotes student growth of previously learned writing skills.
Textbook: English 9 - © Excel Education Systems, Inc. - 2019
By the end of the course
Learning Objectives
- Read, examine, and analyze a variety of literary genres.
- Identify literary characteristics of specific genres.
- Analyze and identify plot structure, character development, and author’s purpose.
- Apply literary analysis skills to increase comprehension of a variety of genres.
- Acquire new vocabulary identified in reading selections.
- Demonstrate written proficiency in literary analysis.
- Enhance expository and persuasive writing skills.
- Compare and contrast works of literature with similar themes.
Course contents
What You'll Study
Unit 1: Elements of Narrative Structure
Unit 2: Elements of Characterization
Unit 3: Setting and Mood
Unit 4: Literary Theme
Unit 5: Author’s Purpose
Unit 6: Rhetorical Analysis
Unit 7: Poetic Form
Unit 8: Literary Humor
Unit 9: Literature and History
Unit 10: The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
Unit 11: The Odyssey
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